2021 Tennessee Code
Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades

§ 62-2-406. Engineers Born Prior to 1928 Exempt From Continuing Education Requirements - Any continuing education requirements established pursuant to this chapter shall...

Part 5 - Qualifications and Registration — Architects

§ 62-2-501. General Provisions - In addition to the successful completion of examination acceptable to...

§ 62-2-508. Exemption From Continuing Education Requirements for Certain Architects - Any continuing education requirements established pursuant to this chapter shall...

Part 6 - Corporations, Partnerships and Firms

§ 62-2-602. Registered Architect, Engineer or Landscape Architect in Charge of Service - Corporations, partnerships, and firms maintaining any place of business in...

Part 8 - Qualifications and Registration — Landscape Architects

§ 62-2-801. Qualifications for Registration - In addition to the successful completion of examination acceptable to...

§ 62-2-802. Accredited Degree - An accredited degree in landscape architecture shall be one that...

Part 9 - Interior Designers Title Registration Act

§ 62-2-901. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-2-902. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-2-905. Registration Without Examination — Requirements - Any person who applies for registration and remits the application...

Chapter 3 - Barbers

§ 62-3-104. [reserved.] - Any one (1) or any combination of the following practices,...

§ 62-3-106. [reserved.] - No person shall practice or attempt to practice barbering in...

§ 62-3-108. Persons Exempt - The following persons are exempt from this chapter while in...

§ 62-3-111. Duties of Owner and Manager of Shop as to Persons Performing Barbering Services and Conformance to Chapter - The owner and manager of a shop shall be responsible...

§ 62-3-112. Time Within Which Course of Instruction to Be Completed - A barber student shall have seven (7) years from the...

§ 62-3-113. Examination - The board shall conduct examinations of applicants for certificates of...

§ 62-3-114. Reciprocity for Technicians and Barber Instructors - A person who holds a valid license or certificate of...

§ 62-3-115. Reciprocity of Master Barbers - The board may issue a certificate of registration as a...

§ 62-3-116. Issuance of Certificate - Whenever this chapter has been complied with, the board shall...

§ 62-3-117. Retired Inactive Licenses - Any person licensed under this chapter may retire the license...

§ 62-3-118. Display of Certificate - Every holder of a certificate of registration shall:

§ 62-3-119. Renewal or Restoration of Registration - Certificates of registration of master barbers, technicians and instructors shall...

§ 62-3-120. Automatic Renewal for Inductees in Armed Forces - The certificate of registration of any barber, barber instructor or...

§ 62-3-122. Barber Schools — Certificate Required - It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to...

§ 62-3-125. Signs Displayed by Schools - No barber school or college shall be allowed to display...

§ 62-3-126. Payments to Students — Business for Profit Prohibited - No barber school or college shall be approved by the...

§ 62-3-127. Suspension or Revocation of School Certificate - The board has the authority to revoke or suspend the...

§ 62-3-130. Penalty for Violations - Each of the following constitutes a Class B misdemeanor:

§ 62-3-131. [reserved.] - No animals, except service animals, fish for decorative purposes, and...

§ 62-3-133. Provisions Governing Hearings and Judicial Review - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986

§ 62-4-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-4-108. License Required to Practice or Teach - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall...

§ 62-4-115. Fee for Replacement or Correction of License - A fee as set by the board will be charged...

§ 62-4-116. Reciprocity — License Without Examination - Upon receipt of a fee as set by the board...

§ 62-4-119. Responsibilities of Owner and Manager of Shop - The owner and manager of a shop shall be responsible...

§ 62-4-123. Time Period for Completion of Coursework - A student shall have seven (7) years from the date...

§ 62-4-124. Teaching Outside Licensed School - No teaching of cosmetology, whether to students or licensees, is...

§ 62-4-126. Identification of School or Shop - Each school and shop, including one located in a private...

§ 62-4-128. Licenses Neither Transferable nor Assignable - No license issued under this chapter is transferable or assignable.

§ 62-4-130. Administrative Procedures - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-4-132. Retired Inactive License - Any person licensed under this chapter may retire the license...

§ 62-4-134. Natural Hair Styling Services - A licensed natural hair stylist may render natural hair styling...

§ 62-4-137. Animals Permitted in Shops - No animals, except service animals, fish for decorative purposes, and...

Chapter 5 - Funeral Directors and Embalmers

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 62-5-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-5-102. Persons Exempt From Chapter - Nothing in this chapter shall be constituted to prevent or...

§ 62-5-105. Hearings and Judicial Review - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-5-106. Advertisements - Any advertisement by a funeral director or embalmer for the...

Part 2 - Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers

§ 62-5-202. Oath of Members - Members of the board, before entering upon their duties, shall...

§ 62-5-203. President — Rules and Regulations - The board has the power to select from its members...

§ 62-5-204. [reserved.] - The director of the division of regulatory boards or the...

Part 3 - Licensing

§ 62-5-301. Publication of Examination Rules - The board of funeral directors and embalmers shall publish its...

§ 62-5-302. Preservation of Examination Papers - All manuscripts submitted in answer to questions on any examination...

§ 62-5-314. Use of Names of Unregistered Persons Restricted - The name of any living person who has not been...

Part 4 - Tennessee Prepaid Funeral Benefits Act

§ 62-5-401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-5-402. Scope of Part - This part governs the qualifications and procedures for registration and...

§ 62-5-403. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:

§ 62-5-412. Transfer of Registration - A pre-need seller registration may be transferred to a new...

§ 62-5-415. Violations - A violation of this part is a Class C misdemeanor.

§ 62-5-416. Injunction - In addition to other remedies, an action of injunction may...

§ 62-5-417. Fraud — Treble Damages - In civil actions, in which the prevailing party proves fraud...

Part 5 - Cremation

§ 62-5-501. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-5-510. Removal of Devices or Implants From Remains - If a funeral director delivers the decedent to a crematory...

§ 62-5-512. Cremation Without a Casket - No operator of a crematory facility shall require a person...

§ 62-5-513. Delay of Cremation - If a person who signs the death certificate, a district...

Part 6 - Continuing Education

§ 62-5-602. Reciprocity for Nonresident Licensees - A nonresident licensee of this state who holds a valid...

§ 62-5-603. Approval of Courses — Qualification - A continuing education course or workshop shall be qualified for...

§ 62-5-604. Credit for Serving as Lecturer or Discussion Leader - A licensee who serves as a lecturer or discussion leader...

§ 62-5-606. Written List of Approved Courses - The board may annually or on request provide licensees with...

§ 62-5-609. Proof of Coursework Required for License Renewal - Each applicant for renewal of a funeral director's or embalmer's...

§ 62-5-611. Withdrawal of Approval for Program - Approval of any continuing education program may be withdrawn by...

Part 7 - Disposition of Human Remains

§ 62-5-701. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-5-703. Order in Which Rights to Control Vest - Except as set forth in § 62-5-704, and in the...

§ 62-5-704. Circumstances Under Which Rights Forfeited - A person entitled under § 62-5-703 to the right of...

§ 62-5-705. Petition to Court With Probate Jurisdiction to Make Determination in Case of Dispute Concerning Disposition — Considerations in Determination - If two (2) or more persons hold the right of...

§ 62-5-707. Funeral Establishment's Right to Rely on Contract or Authorization - Any person signing a funeral service agreement, cremation authorization form,...

§ 62-5-708. Reasonable Reliance Upon Instructions - No funeral establishment or funeral director who relies reasonably in...

§ 62-5-709. Release of Remains to Selected Funeral Establishment - A funeral establishment that has custody of the remains of...

Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 62-6-101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-6-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-6-113. Issuance of Duplicate Certificate - A duplicate license certificate to replace any certificate lost, destroyed...

§ 62-6-114. Certificate as Evidence of Rights - The issuance of a certificate of license shall be evidence...

§ 62-6-115. Corporations and Partnerships - Corporations and partnerships may engage in the business of contracting;...

§ 62-6-117. Certificate Issued to Person Who Enters or Has Entered Military Service - Any certificate of license issued by the state board for...

§ 62-6-121. Enforcement - The board shall inquire into the identity of any person,...

§ 62-6-123. Indemnify or Hold Harmless Agreement Invalid - A covenant promise, agreement or understanding in or in connection...

§ 62-6-125. Hearings and Judicial Review - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-6-127. [reserved.] - Notwithstanding title 66, chapter 11 or any other law to...

§ 62-6-129. Bid Bonds - In addition to any applicable requirement of § 12-4-201, no...

§ 62-6-130. Limited Licensed Electricians Not Contractors - Nothing in this part shall be construed to provide that...

§ 62-6-132. Inspection of Temporary Electrical Service - No person is required to register with the state fire...

§ 62-6-135. Applicability to Alarm Systems Contractors - This part shall not apply to entities certified under chapter...

Part 3 - Tennessee Home Inspector License Act of 2005

§ 62-6-301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-6-302. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-6-304. License Requirement - It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to...

§ 62-6-305. Application for Licensure — Prerequisites and Qualifications - Any person who applies for licensure as a home inspector...

Part 4 - Limited Licensed Plumbers' Act of 2004

§ 62-6-401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-6-402. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-6-403. Construction - Nothing in this part shall be construed to provide that...

§ 62-6-407. Hearing and Judicial Review of Contested Cases - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, part...

§ 62-6-410. Duplicate License - A duplicate license to replace any license lost, destroyed or...

§ 62-6-412. Violations - Any person who engages or offers to engage in plumbing...

§ 62-6-413. Inquiry Into Identity - The board shall inquire into the identity of any person...

§ 62-6-415. Bonds - No person shall be required to post a bond or...

§ 62-6-416. Applicability - This part does not apply to any county having a...

Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors

§ 62-6-501. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 62-6-506. Application Procedure for Licensing — Temporary Licenses — Expiration - An individual, the applicant's name and address; A partnership, the...

§ 62-6-508. Requirements of Home Improvement Contracts - NOTICE TO OWNER: Do not sign this contract if blank....

§ 62-6-510. Prohibited Acts - The following acts are prohibited:

§ 62-6-511. False Documentation - Any person who accepts or receives a completion certificate or...

§ 62-6-512. Criminal Penalty - Any person who owns, operates, conducts a home improvement business...

§ 62-6-513. Powers and Duties of Board - In addition to the powers and duties elsewhere prescribed in...

§ 62-6-514. Issuance of Injunctions - If the board concludes that any continuing conduct by any...

§ 62-6-515. Administrative Procedures - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-6-519. Transfer of Staff - The existing staff of the home improvement commission shall be...

Part 6 - Residential Roofing Services

§ 62-6-601. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-6-603. Required Written Statement From Residential Roofing Service Provider - Prior to entering into a contract, a residential roofing services...

§ 62-6-605. Licensure of Residential Roofing Services Providers as Public Adjusters - No residential roofing services provider shall act or hold out...

§ 62-6-606. Violations - A violation of this part is an unfair or deceptive...

Chapter 7 - Hotels and Places of Public Accommodation

§ 62-7-102. Penalties - Any person who violates § 62-7-101 or who charges any...

§ 62-7-103. Safekeeping of Valuables — Liability for Loss - When the proprietor of any hotel or inn provides a...

§ 62-7-104. Restriction on Liability for Losses From Safe - The liability of the hotel or inn keeper for the...

§ 62-7-105. Checkroom — Liability for Loss - When the proprietor of any hotel or inn provides a...

§ 62-7-106. Restrictions on Liability for Losses From Checkroom - The liability of the hotel or innkeeper for personal baggage,...

§ 62-7-108. Sale of Guests' Baggage by Hotels - At any time after thirty (30) days after the person...

§ 62-7-110. Penalty for Riotous Conduct - A right of action is given to any keeper of...

Chapter 8 - Ironworks

§ 62-8-101. Benefiting Statutes Continued - All statutes for the benefit of ironworks or the persons...

§ 62-8-102. Obstruction of Private Roads - Any person obstructing the roads necessarily used by the owners...

§ 62-8-103. Taxation of Lands - All lands granted by this state to individuals and corporations...

Chapter 9 - Scrap Metal Dealers

§ 62-9-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-9-112. Application of Chapter to Sales Between Registered Scrap Metal Dealers - This chapter shall not apply to scrap metal transactions that...

§ 62-9-116. Violation by Employee - Any violation of this chapter committed by an employee of...

Chapter 10 - Laundries

§ 62-10-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-10-102. Marking of Plants - Every laundry plant shall be plainly marked with a sign...

§ 62-10-103. Water Heating Facilities - Every commercial laundry shall be equipped with facilities for heating...

§ 62-10-104. Treatment of Hospital Laundry - No laundry received from any hospital for contagious diseases shall...

§ 62-10-105. Marking of Wagons - Every laundry wagon shall be plainly marked with letters at...

§ 62-10-106. Acceptance of Laundry Only From Marked Wagons - No commercial laundry shall accept, directly or indirectly, any laundry...

§ 62-10-107. Ticket or Card With Laundry Delivered - No commercial laundry shall deliver any laundry unless there is...

§ 62-10-108. Penalty - A violation of this chapter is a Class C misdemeanor.

Chapter 11 - Locksmith Licensing Act of 2006

§ 62-11-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-11-102. Purpose of Chapter - The purpose of this chapter is to provide uniform procedures...

§ 62-11-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-11-106. Duties of the Commissioner - In accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in...

§ 62-11-114. Authority to Set and Collect Fees for Photo Identification Card - The commissioner shall have the authority to set and collect...

§ 62-11-115. [reserved.] - The license number of a locksmith shall be displayed prominently...

§ 62-11-117. Listing of License in Directories and Advertising - All sole proprietorships, partnerships, or corporations providing locksmith services in...

Chapter 13 - Tennessee Real Estate Broker License Act of 1973

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 62-13-101. Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-13-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-13-105. Action by Broker to Collect Compensation - No action or suit shall be instituted, nor recovery be...

§ 62-13-107. Clinics and Institutes - The real estate commission is authorized to conduct, hold or...

§ 62-13-108. Study and Research Programs - The real estate commission is authorized to assist educational institutions...

§ 62-13-109. Injunctions Authorized for Enforcement - In addition to the powers and duties otherwise conferred upon...

§ 62-13-111. Hearing and Judicial Review - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

Part 2 - Tennessee Real Estate Commission

§ 62-13-204. Regulation of Fees or Commissions - Nothing in this chapter shall allow the commission to set...

§ 62-13-209. General Counsel - The commission shall have a full time general counsel. The...

Part 3 - Qualifications and Licensing

§ 62-13-301. License Requirement - It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to...

§ 62-13-308. Examination and License Fees - The commission shall prescribe in its rules and regulations all...

§ 62-13-311. Revocation of License by Court — Reinstatement - Whenever any person, partnership, association, company, firm or corporation claiming...

§ 62-13-320. Surrender of Broker's for Affiliate Broker's License - The holder of a valid broker's license shall, upon the...

§ 62-13-321. Escrow or Trustee Account of Deposited Funds - Every broker shall, in accordance with rules promulgated by the...

Part 4 - Representation by Real Estate Agents

§ 62-13-401. Creation of Agency Relationship - A real estate licensee may provide real estate services to...

§ 62-13-403. Duty Owed to All Parties - A licensee who provides real estate services in a real...

§ 62-13-404. Duty Owed to Licensee's Client - Any licensee who acts as an agent in a transaction...

§ 62-13-407. Liability - A client or other party to whom a real estate...

§ 62-13-408. Application - This part shall supersede common law to the extent common...

Part 5 - Commercial Real Estate Brokers

§ 62-13-501. Part Definitions — Form of Notice - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 62-13-502. Enforcement of Fee or Commission Contract Against Subsequent Owners - A broker who, pursuant to a contract in writing entered...

§ 62-13-504. Attorney Fees and Court Costs - The prevailing party in any litigation seeking to enforce the...

§ 62-13-505. Immunity of Title Examiners, Title Insurers, Abstracters and Closing Agents - No title examiner, title insurer, abstracter or closing agent shall...

Part 6 - Agency Contracts and Referral Fees

§ 62-13-601. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-13-602. Reasonable Cause to Solicit Referral Fee - Reasonable cause does not exist unless the party seeking the...

§ 62-13-604. Unlawful Interference With Agency Relationship - It is unlawful for a real estate licensee, a relocation...

Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists

Part 1 - Land Surveyors

§ 62-18-102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-18-104. Public Member - In addition to appointments made pursuant to § 62-18-103, the...

§ 62-18-110. Reciprocity - Any applicant may, in the absence of disqualifying evidence, be...

§ 62-18-113. Expiration Date of Certificates - Certificates of registration expire on December 31 of each odd-numbered...

§ 62-18-115. Investigations and Prosecutions - It is the duty of the board to inquire into...

§ 62-18-117. Replacement of Lost or Destroyed Certificates - A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate lost,...

§ 62-18-118. Certificate as Evidence - The issuance of a certificate of registration by this board...

§ 62-18-123. Hearings and Judicial Review - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-18-126. Nonmonumentation Procedures Authorized as Closing or Loan Surveys - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all limited nonmonumentation...

§ 62-18-127. Duty to Research Common Boundaries - A professional land surveyor shall search the land records of...

Part 2 - Soil Scientist Licensure Act of 2009

§ 62-18-201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-18-202. Legislative Findings — Purpose - The general assembly finds that the competent and proper application...

§ 62-18-203. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-18-204. Restrictions on the Practice of Soil Science - No person shall:

§ 62-18-205. Contracting for Soil Science Services - This state and any county, municipality, agency, board, district, commission,...

§ 62-18-206. Applicability of Part — Exemptions - Any person, except a person exempted by this part, who...

§ 62-18-208. Eligibility for Certificate of Licensure - shall be deemed to have met the requirements of subdivisions...

§ 62-18-211. Duties of Commissioner - In addition to other powers and duties specified in this...

§ 62-18-212. Recognition of Foreign Registration - Any applicant may, in the absence of disqualifying evidence, be...

§ 62-18-213. Confidential Information - Except as otherwise provided by this part, the following shall...

§ 62-18-214. Roster of Licensed Soil Scientists - A roster showing the names and places of business of...

§ 62-18-215. Code of Ethics - The commissioner shall promulgate a code of professional ethics that...

§ 62-18-216. Complaints Against Licensees - Any person may file a complaint with the commissioner against...

§ 62-18-218. Legal Counsel - Legal counsel shall be provided by the division of regulatory...

Chapter 19 - Auctioneers

§ 62-19-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter:

§ 62-19-103. Exemptions - This chapter does not apply to:

§ 62-19-109. Administrative Director - The director of the division of regulatory boards in the...

§ 62-19-113. Immunity of Commissioners - The commission is declared to be a quasi-judicial body and...

§ 62-19-114. Judicial Revocation of License - Whenever any person claiming to have been injured or damaged...

§ 62-19-120. Effect of Revocation of Auctioneer's License on Affiliate Auctioneers - The license of an affiliate auctioneer shall be automatically suspended...

§ 62-19-121. Penalties - A violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation...

§ 62-19-122. [reserved.] - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-19-124. Court Costs and Attorney's Fees in Collection Actions - Any judgment obtained by a licensed auctioneer as the result...

§ 62-19-127. Commission's Power to Petition for Judicial Jurisdiction - In addition to the powers and duties otherwise conferred upon...

Chapter 20 - Tennessee Collection Service Act

§ 62-20-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-20-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-20-106. Application for License - An application for a collection service license shall be submitted...

§ 62-20-107. Qualifications of Applicant - No license to conduct or operate a collection service business...

§ 62-20-108. Notice to Board - The board shall be promptly notified in writing of any...

§ 62-20-114. Requirements of Collection Service Licensees - Each collection service licensee shall:

§ 62-20-118. User Responsible for Ascertaining Service Is Licensed - Any person who places an account with a collection service...

§ 62-20-119. Confidentiality of Information - Any financial information submitted by applicants for or holders of...

§ 62-20-120. Unauthorized Acts - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit:

§ 62-20-122. Hearings and Judicial Review - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-20-123. Violations - A willful violation of this chapter or of any rule...

Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 62-21-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-21-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-21-105. Board's Advice to Commissioner - The board shall advise the commissioner as to the promulgation...

§ 62-21-108. Insurance Required - Each application for a charter must be accompanied by evidence...

§ 62-21-115. Operator or Aerial Applicator License Requirement - To use, buy or sell a restricted use pesticide, an...

§ 62-21-116. Use of Pesticide Consistent With Labeling - No person shall use a pesticide in a manner inconsistent...

§ 62-21-128. Monthly Report Requirement — Exemption - Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, persons...

§ 62-21-131. Surety Bond for New Charter in Category 7 - A person, company or corporation applying for a new charter...

Part 2 - Wood Destroying Insect Infestation Inspection Reports

§ 62-21-201. Persons Authorized to Issue Reports — Persons Authorized to Conduct Inspections - Wood destroying insect infestation inspection reports, as defined in this...

§ 62-21-203. Remedies - Disputes which cannot be resolved between property owners, lenders, and/or...

§ 62-21-204. Effect of Transfer of Commercial Pest Control Operation Assets - When the assets of a commercial pest control operation that...

§ 62-21-205. Penalty - Any person issuing a wood destroying insect infestation inspection report...

§ 62-21-206. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner has the authority, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative...

Chapter 22 - Antique Dealers -

Chapter 25 - Rental Location Agent Act of 1978

§ 62-25-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-25-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-25-106. Award for Damages, Costs and Attorney Fees - In a civil action, any successful prospective tenant shall be...

Chapter 26 - Private Investigators

Part 2 - Private Investigators Licensing and Regulatory Act

§ 62-26-201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-26-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-26-208. Commission — Investigation of Applications — Issuance of License — Notification of Denial — Identification Card - Private investigator license $ Company license Number of private investigators...

§ 62-26-209. Posting of License - Every license issued under this part shall be posted conspicuously...

§ 62-26-210. License Not Transferable or Assignable - No license issued under this part shall be transferable or...

§ 62-26-211. Renewal — Validity - Private investigator license $ Company license Number of private investigators...

§ 62-26-213. Notice to the Commission — When Required - A licensee shall notify the commission in writing within thirty...

§ 62-26-219. Reciprocal Agreements - The commission may negotiate and enter into reciprocal agreements with...

§ 62-26-220. Distribution of Copies of This Part - The commission shall provide a copy of this part and...

§ 62-26-221. Violations - No individual licensed as an investigations company or a private...

§ 62-26-222. Hearing and Review of Contested Cases — Governing Provisions - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-26-227. Prosecutions - No action taken under this part shall preclude prosecution under...

§ 62-26-228. Penalties - Any person violating this part or any rule promulgated under...

Part 3 - Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission

§ 62-26-305. Executive Director - The director of the division of regulatory boards in the...

Chapter 27 - Polygraph Examiners Act

§ 62-27-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-27-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-27-113. Display of License - A license or duplicate license, intern permit or duplicate intern...

§ 62-27-114. Notice of Change of Business Address - Any polygraph examiner or company licensed under this chapter shall...

§ 62-27-116. Valid License Prerequisite to Court Claim - No action or counterclaim shall be maintained by any person...

§ 62-27-117. Grounds for License Refusal, Revocation or Suspension - The commission may refuse to issue or may suspend or...

§ 62-27-118. Review of License Refusals, Revocations or Suspensions — Appellate Review - Any action by the commission pursuant to § 62-27-117, or...

§ 62-27-119. Violation of Chapter by Polygraph Examiner or Intern - Any unlawful act or violation of this chapter on the...

§ 62-27-122. Enjoining of Violation of Chapter - The commission, in addition to the powers and duties expressly...

§ 62-27-125. Protection of Rights of Examinee - In order to protect the rights of the examinee in...

§ 62-27-127. Frequency of Exams by an Examiner - No licensed polygraph examiner shall conduct more than one (1)...

§ 62-27-128. Employer Action Based on Polygraph Exam - No employer may take any personnel action based solely upon...

Chapter 28 - Ginseng Dealers

§ 62-28-101. Registration and Permit Requirements - Any ginseng dealer who purchases ginseng collected in this state...

§ 62-28-102. Monthly Records — Annual Report - Each registered ginseng dealer shall submit monthly purchase records for...

§ 62-28-103. Ginseng Export Certificate - Any ginseng dealer who exports or sells to another ginseng...

§ 62-28-104. Regulations - The commissioner of environment and conservation may promulgate regulations in...

§ 62-28-105. Violations - A violation of §§ 62-28-102 — 62-28-104 is a Class...

§ 62-28-106. Annual Disposition of Roots - All ginseng roots remaining in the possession of a ginseng...

§ 62-28-107. Agreements With Neighboring States - The commissioner of environment and conservation is authorized to enter...

Chapter 29 - Tax Returns and Refunds

Part 1 - Tax Return Preparer Act of 1969

§ 62-29-101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-29-102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-29-103. Persons Who May Act as Tax Preparers - Unless otherwise exempt as stated in § 62-29-102, a person...

§ 62-29-104. Declaration of Tax Preparer - A person who prepares or assists in the preparing of...

§ 62-29-105. Penalties - A willful violation of this part is a Class B...

§ 62-29-106. Counties Exempt From Application - This part shall not apply to the following counties of...

Part 2 - Refund Anticipation Loans

§ 62-29-201. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-29-203. Rescission of Loan - A borrower who obtains a refund anticipation loan may rescind...

§ 62-29-204. Preemption - This part shall preempt and be exclusive of all local...

§ 62-29-205. Violations - Any person who knowingly and willfully violates this part is...

Chapter 30 - Transitory Vendors

§ 62-30-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-30-104. Exceptions From Chapter - This chapter does not apply to:

§ 62-30-105. Administration by Chief of Police in Certain Counties - In any county having a metropolitan form of government and...

Chapter 32 - Fire Protection and Alarm Systems

Part 1 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems

§ 62-32-101. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-32-102. Exemptions - This part shall not apply to:

§ 62-32-104. Prohibited Activities - No person shall:

§ 62-32-111. Refusal to Issue or Renew Certificate or License — Suspension or Revocation - The state fire marshal may refuse to issue, renew, suspend,...

§ 62-32-112. Submission of Installation Plans for Review - A registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor, through its responsible...

§ 62-32-113. Disposition of Fees - All fees collected under this part shall constitute expendable receipts...

§ 62-32-114. Uniformity of Application and Effect — Powers of Political Subdivisions - This part and the rules promulgated under this part shall...

§ 62-32-115. Act Supplemental - This part is supplemental to chapter 6 of this title.

§ 62-32-116. Procedure Governing Contested Cases - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

Part 2 - Fire Extinguishers and Related Equipment

§ 62-32-201. Purpose of Part - The purpose of this part is to regulate the leasing,...

§ 62-32-202. Administration of Part — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations - The commissioner of commerce and insurance shall administer this part...

§ 62-32-203. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-32-206. Exemptions - This part does not apply to:

§ 62-32-207. Prohibited Practices - No person may:

§ 62-32-208. Violations — Nonissuance, Nonrenewal, Suspension or Revocation of Certificates, Licenses or Permits - The commissioner may refuse to issue, renew, suspend, or revoke...

§ 62-32-209. Applicability of Administrative Procedures - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-32-211. Powers and Duties of Commissioner - The commissioner shall:

§ 62-32-212. Fees Constitute Expendable Receipts - All fees collected under this part constitute expendable receipts of...

§ 62-32-213. Applicability of Provisions — State Preemption of Regulatory Field - This part and the rules promulgated under this part shall...

Part 3 - Alarm Contractors Licensing Act of 1991

§ 62-32-301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-32-302. Purpose - The purpose of this part is to provide uniform procedures...

§ 62-32-303. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 62-32-305. Exclusions From Requirements of Part - The following persons, firms, associations or corporations are specifically excluded...

§ 62-32-309. Executive Director - The director of the division of regulatory boards in the...

§ 62-32-322. Cancellation of Contract for Alarm System Services - An owner of residential property, that serves as the owner's...

Chapter 35 - Private Protective Services Licensing and Regulatory Act

§ 62-35-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-35-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-35-104. License Required to Act as Contract Security Company - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful...

§ 62-35-106. Qualifications of Applicants - Each individual applicant or, if the applicant is a partnership,...

§ 62-35-108. Posting of License - Every license issued under this chapter shall be posted conspicuously...

§ 62-35-109. License Not Transferable or Assignable - No contract security company license shall be transferable or assignable.

§ 62-35-112. Licensee to Notify Commissioner of Certain Changes in Status - A licensee shall notify the commissioner in writing within thirty...

§ 62-35-114. Certificates of Insurance — General Liability Coverage - All licensees and employers of private security guards/officers shall retain...

§ 62-35-117. Registration Cards — Qualifications of Applicants - Each applicant for a registration card must:

§ 62-35-121. Registration Cards — Not Transferable or Assignable - No registration card shall be transferable or assignable.

§ 62-35-125. Carrying of Weapons by Security Guards/officers - An armed security guard/officer may carry only the types of...

§ 62-35-127. Prohibited Law Enforcement Representations on Badges, Insignias, Vehicles or Equipment - While performing any function of a security guard and patrol...

§ 62-35-128. Restrictions Regarding Military or Police-Style Uniforms - No security guard/officer shall wear any military or police-style uniform,...

§ 62-35-132. Reciprocal Agreements With Officials of Other States - The commissioner may negotiate and enter into reciprocal agreements with...

§ 62-35-133. Copies of Chapter and Rules - The commissioner shall provide a copy of this chapter and...

§ 62-35-135. Administrative Procedures Regarding Contested Cases - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...

§ 62-35-136. Penalty for Violations - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in any...

§ 62-35-138. Preemption of Local Regulations - No city, county or urban county government shall occupy any...

§ 62-35-139. Limitation on Exemption From Licensing Requirements - No person who is exempt from the licensing requirements of...

§ 62-35-140. Continuing Education Requirements - Every certified trainer must complete twelve (12) hours of continuing...

Chapter 36 - Geologist Licensure Act of 2007

§ 62-36-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-36-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-36-104. Prohibited Activities - No person shall:

§ 62-36-105. Contracting for Services Only With Licensed Geologists - This state and any county, municipality, agency, board, district, commission,...

§ 62-36-106. Exemptions - Any person, except a person exempted by this chapter, who...

§ 62-36-108. Application for Licensure — Fee — Transcript - An application for licensure as a geologist shall indicate the...

§ 62-36-110. Licensure or Registration in Foreign Jurisdiction - A person holding a license or registered to practice geology...

§ 62-36-112. Licensee's Seal - A licensed professional geologist, upon issuance of a certificate of...

§ 62-36-114. Powers and Duties of Department - In addition to other powers and duties specified in this...

§ 62-36-116. Roster of Licensees - The department shall publish a roster semiannually showing the names...

§ 62-36-117. Code of Professional Conduct - The department shall promulgate a code of professional conduct that...

§ 62-36-118. Complaints Against Licensees - Any person may file a complaint with the commissioner against...

§ 62-36-120. Reissue of Revoked License - The department may reissue a certificate of licensure to any...

§ 62-36-121. Legal Counsel - Legal counsel shall be provided by the division of regulatory...

Chapter 38 - Tattoos and Body Piercing

Part 2 - General Provisions

§ 62-38-201. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

Part 3 - Body Piercing

§ 62-38-301. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 62-38-302. License Required — Sanitation and Sterilization Compliance Required - No person shall perform a body piercing procedure without a...

§ 62-38-304. Inspections - The commissioner shall conduct at least one (1) inspection of...

§ 62-38-307. Continuing Requirements of Body Piercing Business - Each operator of a business that offers body piercing services...

§ 62-38-310. Penalty - A violation of this part by an operator or a...

Chapter 39 - State Licensing and Certified Real Estate Appraisers Law

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 62-39-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-39-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-39-106. State Law Not to Be More Stringent Than Federal Law - No state law regulating real estate appraisers shall be more...

Part 2 - Real Estate Appraiser Commission

§ 62-39-203. Rules and Regulations - The commission shall adopt rules and regulations in aid or...

§ 62-39-204. Powers and Duties - The commission has the power and duty to:

§ 62-39-205. Fees - The commission shall charge and collect fees to be utilized...

Part 3 - Licensing, Certification and Examination

§ 62-39-303. License — Appraiser — Qualifications - To qualify for a real estate appraiser license, an applicant...

§ 62-39-305. License — Appraiser — Expiration - If the commission determines that an applicant meets the requirements...

§ 62-39-308. Commission — Power to Discipline and Penalize - The commission has the power to discipline and penalize a...

§ 62-39-311. Certification Examination - It is the intent of this chapter that any certification...

§ 62-39-315. Renewal Certificate — Requirements - To obtain a renewal certificate as a state certified real...

§ 62-39-316. Denial of Certificate — Grounds - The commission may deny the issuance of a certificate as...

§ 62-39-318. Suit to Collect Compensation for Appraisal Services — License or Certificate Required - No person engaged in the business of real estate appraising...

§ 62-39-320. Roster of Licensed Appraisers - The commission shall prepare and issue at least once each...

§ 62-39-321. Certificate of Good Standing - The commission, upon payment of a fee in an amount...

§ 62-39-326. Violations — Revocation or Suspension - The rights of any applicant or holder under a certificate...

§ 62-39-328. Hearing - The hearing on the charges shall be at a time...

§ 62-39-329. Appraisal Standards - It is the intent of this chapter that real estate...

§ 62-39-330. Employing or Retaining an Appraiser as Disinterested Third Party or for Specialized Services - A client or employer may retain or employ a state...

§ 62-39-334. Court Testimony — Receipt of Fee - This chapter shall not act or be construed to prohibit...

§ 62-39-335. Minimum Requirements - It is the legislative intent that this chapter shall not...

Part 4 - Tennessee Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act

§ 62-39-401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-39-402. Part Definitions - For purposes of this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-39-404. Applicability - This part shall not apply to:

§ 62-39-405. Application for Registration - An applicant for a registration as an appraisal management company...

§ 62-39-406. Length of Validity of Registration - Registration shall be valid for two (2) years from its...

§ 62-39-407. Completion of Irrevocable Uniform Consent to Service of Process - Each entity applying for a registration as an appraisal management...

§ 62-39-411. Appraisal Management Company Restrictions - An appraisal management company that applies to the commission for...

§ 62-39-413. License Requirement for Employees and Independent Contractors — Declining Letters of Engagement - Any employee or independent contractor of the appraisal management company...

§ 62-39-414. Biennial Certification of System and Process of Verification of Licensure of Individual Being Added to Appraiser Panel - Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered shall certify...

§ 62-39-415. Biennial Certification of System and Process of Verification of Licensure of Individual to Whom Appraisal Management Company Is Making Assignments - Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered shall certify...

§ 62-39-416. Biennial Certification of System for Periodic Appraisal Review - Each registered appraisal management company shall certify to the commission...

§ 62-39-420. Prohibited Requirements - An appraisal management company shall not:

§ 62-39-421. Payment Deadlines to Appraisers - Each appraisal management company shall, except in cases of breach...

§ 62-39-425. Grounds for Censure, Suspension or Revocation of Registration - The commission may censure an appraisal management company, conditionally or...

§ 62-39-426. Adjudicatory Proceedings - The conduct of adjudicatory proceedings in accordance with the Uniform...

§ 62-39-427. Power and Authority of Commission - In addition to all other powers and authority provided by...

§ 62-39-428. Requirements for Certain Amcs - All AMCs operating in this state that are not owned...

Chapter 40 - Industrial Hygienists

§ 62-40-102. Limitation on Government Prohibiting or Restricting Practice of Industrial Hygiene - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no entity of state...

Chapter 41 - Tennessee Asbestos Contractor Accreditation and Regulation Act

§ 62-41-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-41-102. Purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to establish an asbestos...

§ 62-41-103. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner of environment and conservation, in consultation with the...

Chapter 43 - Tennessee Professional Employer Organization Act

§ 62-43-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 62-43-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 62-43-104. Confidentiality - All records, reports and other information obtained from an applicant...

§ 62-43-113. Severability - The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision...

Chapter 44 - Salvage House Operators

§ 62-44-101. Recordkeeping Requirements - Any person, firm, corporation or other entity operating a salvage...

§ 62-44-104. Materials Not to Be Commingled for Ten (10) Days After Purchase - The dealers shall keep on hand and in separate packages...

Chapter 50 - Limitations on Liability

Part 1 - Liability of Professional Societies

§ 62-50-101. Limitation on Liability of Committee Members - No member of a duly appointed committee formed by a...

§ 62-50-102. Limitation on Liability for Communications to Committee - No person shall be individually liable as the result of...

Part 2 - Liability of Sports Officials

§ 62-50-201. “Sports official.” - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires,...

§ 62-50-202. Immunity From Civil Liability - A sports official who administers or supervises a sports event...

§ 62-50-203. Intentional Conduct or Gross Negligence - Nothing in this part grants civil immunity to a sports...

Chapter 51 - Unlawful Representations

§ 62-51-101. Posing as Being Licensed or Bonded — Penalty - In addition to any other penalty provided by law, it...

Chapter 76 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 62-76-102. Members of Licensing Bodies to Be Citizens of Tennessee - All members of any board, commission or council that licenses,...

Part 2 - Apprenticeship Programs

§ 62-76-201. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

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